The celebration took place as the train crossed the iconic Anji Khad Bridge - India's highest railway bridge - making the moment even more special.

The Chenab Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir is the world's highest railway bridge. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

Political parties, cutting across affiliations and ideologies, Friday welcomed the Kashmir rail link inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hoping for a boost in trade and tourism in the valley.

To make the vision of "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" come alive, the project team behind the construction of the Chenab bridge faced several challenges. Among them was how to reach the location surrounded by the steep slopes of the Himalayas.

Pakistan has written four letters, one after another, requesting India to reconsider its decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in suspension after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists, sources said.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday used the flagging-off ceremony of the first train to Kashmir by PM Katra to subtly but clearly articulate his government's demand for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a direct attack on Pakistan today over the neighbouring country's open support to terrorists.

The Chenab bridge has become a new milestone in pan-India connectivity, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarking that the phrase "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" has now become a reality even in the Indian railway network.

The Vande Bharat Express in Kashmir is specially designed to operate in extreme cold conditions, including temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius. The train is equipped with heated windscreens so it automatically removes frost.

More than two dozen railway stations, including Reasi, Katra, Banihal, Qazigund, Sangaldan and Budgam, have made transportation easy, connecting the Kashmir Valley with other major cities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's first cable-stayed railway bridge, named Anji Khad, on Friday.

In his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which left 26 people dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated key infrastructure projects that will reshape Kashmir's connectivity and economy.

Of the 272 km long Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail route, about 119 km journey passes through 36 tunnels, including T-50, India's longest railway tunnel.

The Amarnath Yatra, a 38-day pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, has been secured with a massive deployment of 581 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) companies, jammers, and drones.

Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Thursday said his patriotism for India and his party exists in equal measure, days after he slammed his critics, including his colleagues, over his remarks perceived to favour the Centre.

Pakistan is mounting a wide-ranging diplomatic campaign aimed at salvaging its global standing and countering India's own diplomatic outreach following the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

Instead of trying to throttle back on terrorism post-Operation Sindoor, the Pakistanis, in their victory mindset, have empowered them even more.

A six-hour drive from Jammu leads to the quiet hilly town of Bhaderwah, which is blanketed in purple this time of year, thanks to the sea of lavender spread across the town, giving a new identity to the place.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world's tallest railway bridge, an engineering marvel, over the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

The Border Security Force (BSF) is training villagers living in border areas in Jammu and Kashmir with self-defence techniques and firearms familiarisation, officials told NDTV.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into a terror conspiracy case, officials said.

The train will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking the successful completion of the 272-kilometre Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link.

A train to the Kashmir valley through the arduous Shivalik and Pir Panjal mountain ranges is more than a century-old ambitious plan that is set to turn into reality on Friday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi

A month after a ghastly terror attack left 26 civilians dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, a terror threat has emerged ahead of the Amarnath Yatra.